• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.62 no.3
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• pp.355-364
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• 2013

Respect to the input AC voltage and output DC voltage, conventional three-phase PWM rectifier is classified as the voltage type rectifier with boost capability and the current type rectifier voltage with buck capability. Conventional PWM rectifier can not at the same time the boost and buck capability and its bridge is weak in the shoot- through state. These problems can be solved by Z-source PWM rectifier which has all characteristic of voltage and current type PWM rectifier. By shoot-through duty ratio control, the Z-source PWM rectifier can buck and boost at the same time, also, there is no need to consider the dead time. This paper proposes the input AC voltage sensorless control method of a three-phase Z-source PWM rectifier in order to accomplish the unity input power factor and output DC voltage control. The proposed method is estimated the input AC voltage by using input AC current and output DC voltage, hence, the sensor for the input AC voltage detection is no needed. comparison of the estimated and detected input AC voltage, estimated phase angle of the input voltage, the output DC voltage response for reference value, unity power factor, FFT(Fast Fourier Transform) of the estimated voltage and efficiency are verified by PSIM simulation.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.466-476
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• 2013

This paper describes a fuzzy control method to control the output voltage of the three-phase Z-source PWM rectifier. A fuzzy control system is a control system based on fuzzy logic, and the fuzzy controller uses a single input fuzzy theory with its fuzzification. Analytical structure of the simplest fuzzy controller is derived through the triangular membership functions with its fuzzification. By setting the membership functions of the fuzzy rules, fuzzy control is achieved. The PI portion of the output DC voltage controller is controlled by fuzzy method. To confirm the validity of the proposed method, the simulation and experiment were performed, The simulation is performed with PSIM and MATLAB/SIMULINK. For the experiment, we used a DSP(TMS320F28335) controller to compute the reference value and generate the PWM pulses. For the transient state performance of the output DC voltage control of Z-source PWM rectifier, the PI controller and fuzzy controller were compared, also the conventional PWM rectifier and Z-source PWM rectifier were compared. From the results, the Z-source rectifier could allow to buck or boost of the output DC voltage. Through the analysis of the transient state, we could observe that the fuzzy controller has better performance than the conventional PI controller.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.48-49
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• 2013

In this paper, the four switches three-phase Z-source rectifier is studied. The conventional three-phase four switches rectifier can only either perform buck or boost operation, distortion and unbalance of the input current are serious. Therefore, we proposed the four switches three-phase Z-source rectifier which can realize buck function simply by applying the Z-impedance network. We will verify characteristics of Z-network by the simulation and experiment.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.62 no.6
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• pp.767-781
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• 2013

In this paper, we proposes the AC input voltage and current sensorless control scheme to control the input power factor and DC output voltage of the three-phase Z-source PWM rectifier. For DC-link voltage control which is sensitive to the system parameters of the PWM rectifier, fuzzy-PI controller is used. Because the AC input voltage and current are estimated using only the DC-link voltage and current, AC input voltage and current sensors are not required. In addition, the unity input power factor and DC output voltage can be controlled. The phase-angle of the detected AC input voltage and estimated voltage, the response characteristics of the DC output voltage according to the DC voltage references, the FFT results of the estimated voltage and current, efficiency, and the response characteristics of the conventional PI controller and fuzzy-PI controller are verified by PSIM simulation.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.275-276
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• 2013

In this paper, we proposed the Z-source four-switch three-phase rectifier. As we know, the conventional Four-Switch Three-Phase Rectifier(FSTPR) has advantages of the lower cost and less complex switching control. However, The conventional FSTPR can only either perform buck or boost operation, it can only attain the buck-boost operation by adding another DC-DC converter. In addition, besides its narrow output voltage region, distortion of the input current is serious either. Thus, we proposed the Z-source FSTPR which has buck-boost function and better input current waveform by applying the Z-impedance network to the conventional FSTPR. The validity of the proposed system was confirmed by experiments.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.301-302
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• 2014

This paper describes four switch three-phase Z-source rectifier with improved switching characteristics. This configuration has some advantages switching loss and optimal drive circuit. The rectifier has buck-boost function by shoot-through state. Also, the rectifier has the advantage of decreasing inrush current in start-up and transient states. In order to reduce harmonics PWM modulation technique with a variable index has been suggested. Four switch three-phase Z-source rectifier with improved switching characteristics can output stable DC voltage at the same time decreasing the system's harmonic current. And also the paper presents an application of DCC method in Z-source rectifier. Principles and dynamics of the system are discussed in detail. After having viewed the results we can confirm that the proposed method is eligible and efficient.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.41-42
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 종전의 3상 PWM 정류기의 문제점을 극복하기 위하여 3상 Z-Source PWM 정류기를 제안하였다. 제안된 정류기는 시스템의 간소화, 안정화, 비용상승을 고려하여 상태관측기가 적용된 센서리스 제어 기법을 적용하였다. 3상 Z-Source PWM 정류기는 교류측 전압센서 없이 DC-link단 전압센서와 입력단 전류 센서만을 이용하여 교류측 전압을 추종한다. 제안된 3상 Z-Source PWM 정류기는 PSIM 시뮬레이션을 통하여 검증 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.303-304
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• 2014

This paper describes Four Switch Three-Phase Z-Source rectifier with reduced value capacitors. This configuration has some advantages in term of small size of the circuit. The rectifier has buck-boost function by shoot-through state. Also, the rectifier has the advantage of decreasing inrush current in start-up and transient states. In order to reduce harmonics PWM modulation technique with a variable index has been suggested. Four Switch Three-Phase Z-Source rectifier with reduced value capacitors can output stable DC. Principles and dynamics of the system are discussed in detail.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.29-30
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• 2012

This paper describes a fuzzy PI control method to control the output voltage of three-phase Z-source PWM rectifier. The proposed fuzzy PI controller is a single input fuzzy with its fuzzification, inferences and de-fuzzification processes. The proposed method adjusts the Kp and Ki in real time in order to find the most suitable Kp and Ki for PI controller and to simplify the controller design. The PI portion of DC voltage controller is controlled by fuzzy method. The simulation is performed with PSIM and MATLAB/SIMULINK and is verified the validity of the proposed approach.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.208-209
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 PWM 정류시스템의 간소화, 안정화, 비용상승의 문제점을 해결하기 위한 4스위치 3상 Z-소스 PWM 정류기의 센서리스 제어 기법을 제안하였다. 제안한 정류기는 입력단 전원전압 센서 없이 입력전류 센서와 DC-link단 전압센서 만을 이용하여 전원전압을 추종하고 DC-link 전압제어를 구현 하였으며, 이를 PSIM 시뮬레이션을 통하여 검증하였다.